Linux Game Server Package
Appliance Type
Community
Description
A Free Preconfigured VMware App
Download Link: http://download.linuxgameserver.org/
Check out the new Linux Game Server Package, as the first beta program called Damn Small Game Server, is now coming to first release under the title of Linux Game Server. It has been an incredible release with over 200+ downloads of the beta release. Games servers should be about having fun, and this game server package is ready to go out of the box, you just need to bring the fun yourself (or the BFG?). This release comes in two varieties, an all in one server, sort of like a swiss army knife. The other version is a slim edition. The slim editions feature one game installed on it’s own mini OS. This allows for multiple small servers of your choice to run. The larger package, the All in One, or BEAST as it is called, features a comprehensive game server series pre-installed and ready to go.
Why Bother?
How about a web managed server interface? The scalability and portability of VMware, and how about FREE??
This package was created by Alex Witherspoon as an educational demo to show the potential use of VMware and highly modular services consolidation.
LGS is a series of small dedicated servers that are created to run in a minimal state such that they support a single service, or game. This allows for a VMware host to run many independent servers which reduces collateral damage when a single service becomes unstable or overloaded. This allows for simultaneous deployment of many secured, and powerful services onto a single platform or several.
The intent for the build was also to take away the time involved with building up game servers. It is not a terribly difficult task to create game servers at this point, but the time involved can be intensive. This package allows for novice server admins to have a fully working robust server, while more advanced admins still retain the complete control of the OS all through a web managed, root enabled interface.
Features & Benefits
Each Mini server and the Complete server are built on an identical OS, Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS with all the unneeded services cut out for efficiency. Each Ubuntu Server install is secured such that it is ready for web deployments, and have been tested in web environments. Each OS contains only the minimal assets needed to run and contains no malware or viruses at time of deployment.
Mini Packages Complete Package
Ram 256MB 2000GB
Disk 8 GB 60 GB
Network 1 Nic 1 Nic
Web Managed Yes Yes
ESX Compatible Yes Yes
VMware Version 4 4
Web Installers Yes No
How to run it
1. First download the VMware package of choice from AlexWitherspoon.com
2. Extract the file using WinRar.
3. Load it into your VMware Server/VMware Player/Vmware Workstation
4. Start the Guest OS choosing “I copied it”.
5. check what IP the VMware tools reports the OS as having. (alternately log in and run ifconfig)
6. Go to that IP in a web browser, and log in.
Username: lgsadmin
Password: wlp ( it is recommended you change the password to something unique )
7. The server when it launches for the first time, will update and install the software, this will take an amount of time proportional to your internet speed. Usually this takes 20-30 minutes. Once this image is ready you can makes copies of it as many times as needed to create enough instances.
Download Link: http://LGS.alexwitherspoon.com
Pricing
Free
Tags & Keywords
linux, Game, Server, Left 4 Dead, Steam, COD
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